Newscoop is a free

Free software

Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...

 and open source

Open source

The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...

 multilingual content management system

Content management system

A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...

 for news websites, formerly known as Campsite

Campsite

A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...

. On January 17, 2011, Sourcefabric

Sourcefabric

Sourcefabric is a not-for-profit organisation based in Prague, Czech Republic, with branches in Berlin, Germany and Toronto, Canada. Sourcefabric was spun off from the Media Development Loan Fund's Campware project in May 2010.-Software:...

 announced the renaming of Campsite to Newscoop.

History

Newscoop 3.5 was released on 31 January 2011 and featured multi-author management, a geolocation interface, increased speed and a new interface tailored for journalists.

Newscoop 3.5.1 was released on 18 February 2011 as a security update to 3.5 and fixed an XSS vulnerability in the admin login page plus front end vulnerabilities to Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Newscoop 3.5.2 was released on 15 March 2011. It added a new plug-in that provides reCAPTCHA service support and improvements to the dashboard and article edit screen andsupport for uploading multiple files to the Media Archive. A new template called "The Journalist" was also included. The update addressed more than 60 bugs found in the previous version, some of which to relate to improving security.

Newscoop 3.5.3 was released on May 19 and fixed bugs relating to search, article lists, article editing and installation.

SoundCloud

SoundCloud

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 support, allowing users to edit, upload and manage SoundCloud files, was announced in May 2011.

Newscoop has a user-generated manual hosted by FLOSS Manuals

Floss manuals

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Examples

Sites using Newscoop include mdlf.org

Media Development Loan Fund

Media Development Loan Fund is a New York-registered 501 non-profit corporation and investment fund that provides low-cost financing to independent news media in countries with a history of media oppression...

 and West Africa Democracy Radio

West Africa Democracy Radio

West Africa Democracy Radio is a trans-territorial, sub-regional broadcaster based in Dakar, Senegal. WADR is a project of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa set up in 2003 to protect and defend the ideals of democratic and open societies by disseminating development information through...

who launched a news platform that incorporated Newscoop on April 1, 2011.